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J. B. LITTELL. Childs Chair and Carriage Guard. No. 231,918.

Pate'n ted Sept. 7,1880.

III I LHIPlllllllllllllllll UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES B. LITTELL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK.

CHILDS CHAIR AND CARRIAGE GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,918, dated September '7, 1880,

Application filed January 30. 1879.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES B. LITTELL, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a certain new and Improved Ohilds Chair and Carriage Guard, of which the following is a specification.

The subject of my invention is a guard of elastic material with hooked ends adapted to catch and hold on the standards or sides of a chair or carriage.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view ot'my improved guard. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of a chair with the guard applied. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are views of guards of modified form.

A A represent the arms of a childs high chair, and o my improved guard. This guard c is made of spring-wire in one piece, and of a shape substantially as shown in the drawings, having its ends formed in hooks a a of a size to closely clasp and partially surround the upright rounds of the arms of the chair.

To apply the guard to a childs chair place one ot'its end hooks in position on the outside or inside of one of the upright rounds of the arm of the chair, so that it will clasp it, preferably, close up to the horizontal portion of the arm A, and, holding it there, spring the outer end over the opposite arm and release the wire. lts spring power will then hold it firmly in its position on the upright rounds, as shown in Fig. 2, and thus when the child is in the chair the guard will prevent its fallin g out. i

The guard is readily removed from the chair,

. when desired, by springing 01f either of its ends.

In Fig. 5 the guard is shown of one line of wire but in Fig. 4 each end is bent and turned upon itself and soldered to the main body of the wire, forminga double hearing at each end.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the wire is shown doubled the whole length, forming two parallel lines, the ends of the wire being soldered or secured together in any suitable manner. In such form itmight be made of two wires joined together at the ends; but a double-line guard ofone wire is preferable, as shown in Fig. 1. To this form of guard a plate can be attached at the center. on which to engrave the childs name or monogram, if desired.

The advantages of n y improved guard are many, among which may be mentioned the following: It is cheap, simple, duirahle, and strong, neat and pretty, can be easily and readily attached to and detached from the remove it from a chair, when constructed as illustrated in Figs. 4 or 5.

Instead of forming the guard of Wire it can be made of a flat strip or hand of spring metal.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

An elastic guard constructed substantially as herein set forth, with hooked ends adapted to spring and catch over the standards or sides of a chair or carriage, as explained.

JAMES BJLITTELL.

Witnesses:

WM. W. WINCHESTER, SAMUEL PEEBLES. 

